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I'm not seeing where he got the addressing wrong. Router is on 2.1 giving an ip to nic 1 in the 2.1--254 range. Cameras and nic 2 in the 1.1 range. Internet works fine unless the cameras are connected. The only mistake I see is the default gateway for nic two is unnecessary and most likely the problem. I hope he chimes back in I'm curious about this one.

I think this is how he had it set up originally and it brought the internet to its knees. The routers' lan ports are being overloaded. The cameras shouldn't be pointed at the router at all, only connected to the server. He may still have the Internet slowdown but ONLY when viewing through the mobile client. If he wants to solve that problem he'll need a better router or faster Internet with higher upload speeds.

All thanks to you my man!

Im thinking the cameras are sending packets to the router Even when theyre not being viewed from the mobile client. The cameras and nic 2 don't need a default gateway so leave those blank. Subnet mask can be whatever. Server ip nic 1 leave as is. I can see internet slowing down when viewing the cameras over wan but they shouldn't when just streaming to the server.

Add another gigabit network card solely for the cameras. Set it to 192.168.1.xxx in your case (default gateway blank). Connect the switch to that. Then the original network card, set to 192.168.2.xxx will connect to the router (default gateway is the router ip). Then port forward to the dvr.

I can add another camera closer to get just the entrance. That should do it if I frame it right

Oh my that's exactly what I was doing. Confusing optical and digital zoom. Dumb da dumb dumb.

Ok I'll check it when I get to the site. Now the 5mp will display up to 2500+ X 1944. To take full advantage of that, to see the most detail,I should be viewing it on a monitor that will display up to that resolution. Anything less and detail will be lost?

Im viewing 2 and 5mp cameras using onboard graphics on the motherboard. The output is VGA to a standard computer monitor. I'm getting noisy video. My questions are one , Is a VGA cable able to carry 1080p. And two, is a dvi/ hdmi output and hd monitor required for viewing megapixel cameras. I'm wondering if The noise isn't noise at all but the effect of viewing high resolution video on a standard monitor. Any info appreciated.

Here are others.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usi8NXnbGVA http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=2mp%20zoomed%20youtube&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CEQQtwIwBg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4XMFTudY7O0&ei=J7tXUtSNK_Oo4APZq4CgCg&usg=AFQjCNFV0UCewL5ZWr6mUusa_xA1Mp4L5w&sig2=iQZt0-U1C5onhqu139xAQw&bvm=bv.53899372,d.dmg http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=2mp%20zoomed%20youtube&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDUQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_c-MAumO6pI&ei=nrxXUsWoF9On4AOdsYDgBg&usg=AFQjCNF-UTFFnWlNYAmvqtz_axSh8lzf3Q&sig2=09Sv8eOQWzWdgpMO8uffbA&bvm=bv.53899372,d.dmg All I know is mine would show a blurry mess when zooming in like that.

First off, I'm not an IT or security professional. Im just a guy who knows how to run and terminate cables and build pc dvrs. As far as i can tell I've done everything right. I've installed ip cams at 3 sites. They're top brand cameras and I'm a little disappointed with the clarity I'm getting for the prices I paid. When I see videos on YouTube of ip cams catching license plates and street signs from hundreds of feet away, I wonder what perfect conditions they're using to get this kind of detail, when my multi megapixel cams can't get a license plate at 50ft. For instance, have a look at the video below. This 2mp is getting a street sign at almost 500ft?! I'll post images from my latest install as soon as we get Internet at the site. I'm finding there's a lot of noise and can't come anywhere close to what I'm seeing elsewhere.

The buy it nows seem around retail or higher. I paid a little over $500 for 5mp-h3-dp1. Good deal except for the poe

Looks that way. Reset and firmware upgrade didn't fix it. I'll have to power it from the block. Thanks

I picked up an avigilon 5mp on eBay (I know I know don't judge). It was brand new in box. It does not power on over POE. Switch is good, correct class I believe (15w per port). Switch works fine with other cameras. The avigilon powers on and works fine over 24v ac. Anyone run into this with avigilon or other cameras? Could it just be bad solder?

Great thanks for the info